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Dance Kaleidoscope to Premiere Sound and Fury press release

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KALE IDOSCOPE^
David HQCllOy, Artistic Director | V§T
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 4, 2002
Contact: Karen Knotts, Marketing Director, (317) 940-8463
DANCE KALEIDOSCOPE TO PREMIERE SOUND AND FURY
(Indianapolis) Dance Kaleidoscope opens its 30th anniversary season with COLE/, a Cole Porter
celebration, and the Indiana premiere of Sound and Fury, Artistic Director David Hochoy's response
to the shattering events of September 11, 2001. Presented by Full Circle Enterprise, the concert will be
presented October 4, 5, and 6 at the Indianapolis Civic Theatre.
Sound and Fury, which the company premiered this summer at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, is a
dark and moving piece that examines the essence of conflict. Says Hochoy, "From ancient times to
the present, we have lived with aggression and violence. What is it in our nature that pits us against
each other?"
He continues, "As I began to choreograph Sound and Fury as a prelude to Shakespeare's Titus
Andronicus, I quickly realized that what I was trying to convey was based on the intense emotions
and reactions that I had experienced since September 11th."
In the ballet, the dancers engage in confrontational and sharply articulated formations, creating a
world at cross-purposes in which communication may not be possible. The original music, by Sue
Carney, is ritualistic and primal.
COLE/, a two-act modern ballet also by Hochoy, first premiered in 1997. It begins with O/e King Cole,
a medley of sparkling and nostalgic dances to musical artists of the 1920s and 30s. Songs include
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KALE IDOSCOPE^
David HQCllOy, Artistic Director | V§T
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 4, 2002
Contact: Karen Knotts, Marketing Director, (317) 940-8463
DANCE KALEIDOSCOPE TO PREMIERE SOUND AND FURY
(Indianapolis) Dance Kaleidoscope opens its 30th anniversary season with COLE/, a Cole Porter
celebration, and the Indiana premiere of Sound and Fury, Artistic Director David Hochoy's response
to the shattering events of September 11, 2001. Presented by Full Circle Enterprise, the concert will be
presented October 4, 5, and 6 at the Indianapolis Civic Theatre.
Sound and Fury, which the company premiered this summer at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, is a
dark and moving piece that examines the essence of conflict. Says Hochoy, "From ancient times to
the present, we have lived with aggression and violence. What is it in our nature that pits us against
each other?"
He continues, "As I began to choreograph Sound and Fury as a prelude to Shakespeare's Titus
Andronicus, I quickly realized that what I was trying to convey was based on the intense emotions
and reactions that I had experienced since September 11th."
In the ballet, the dancers engage in confrontational and sharply articulated formations, creating a
world at cross-purposes in which communication may not be possible. The original music, by Sue
Carney, is ritualistic and primal.
COLE/, a two-act modern ballet also by Hochoy, first premiered in 1997. It begins with O/e King Cole,
a medley of sparkling and nostalgic dances to musical artists of the 1920s and 30s. Songs include
(OVER)
*